Wholewoods

Oh the joy of cooking outdoors. Possibly it is only surpassed by the subsequent joy of devouring outdoors the scrummy things that you cooked! Now I like a good campfire as much as the next kipper...

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This free standing roundhouse is an 8.5mtr outdoor classroom for Brixham Cofe School. The posts sit on stone at ground level. The school hired me to build the timber frame and will be adding the ...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/free-standing-roundhouse-notes/

  Temagori Nokogiri Rip cut for green wood. Timber framing rip saw Like all Japanese saws this cuts on the pull. It is a little bit of a fiddle to get going as the teeth are so big but once you ...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/japanese-rib-saw/

Thank you to all the lovely people who attended this years roundwood timber framing courses. Good luck with your projects keep me posted on how you get on. We’ll be running two more courses nex...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/roundwood-timber-framing-courses-2014/

We just completed another roundhouse for a school in Brixham. Over the years I’ve built quite a few buried post roundhouse’s, (the iron age style) with reciprocal roof. However this is the fi...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/roundhouse-building-course-2014/

Stroud permaculture Course Last Thursday I taught the green buildings and woodlands sessions on the second Stroud permaculture design course. The following Sunday we all gathered at our woodyard ...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/stroud-permaculture-course-2013/

Stroud permaculture Course This post is here to promote next years Stroud Permaculture Course. Last Thursday I taught the green building session on the first Stroud permaculture design course. We...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/green-building-and-permaculture-design/

This autumn sees the continuation of Waldorf College, Bridging the Gap course in Stroud. This is a year long full-time course for young people aged 16 -19 years old. The course emphasises learnin...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/teaching-and-outdoor-classroom-building/

Our Round wood timber framing course for 2013 is set for Sat 14th – Thur 19th Sept. Venue – The Woodyard, Duchy Home Farm, Tetbury, Glos. M4 nr Bristol, or train to Stroud direct link from Gl...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/round-wood-timber-framing-course-2013/

A drop down veranda is a schizophrenic wall needing to be a floor. Each carries different structural loads and serves different purposes. Thus a drop down veranda is over spec for both jobs. Ours...

https://wholewoods.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/kevin-mcclouds-man-made-home-kevin-mcclouds-shed-ddv-notes-for-the-self-builder/